Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share ("EPS") and Earnings Per Unit ("EPU")

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Earnings Per Share ("EPS") and Earnings Per Unit ("EPU")
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
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COPT and Subsidiaries EPS

We present both basic and diluted EPS.  We compute basic EPS by dividing net income available to common shareholders allocable to unrestricted common shares under the two-class method by the weighted average number of unrestricted common shares outstanding during the period.  Our computation of diluted EPS is similar except that:
 
the denominator is increased to include: (1) the weighted average number of potential additional common shares that would have been outstanding if securities that are convertible into common shares were converted; and (2) the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period attributable to COPT’s forward equity sale agreements, redeemable noncontrolling interests and our share-based compensation using the treasury stock or if-converted methods; and
the numerator is adjusted to add back any changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion into common shares that we add to the denominator.

Summaries of the numerator and denominator for purposes of basic and diluted EPS calculations are set forth below (in thousands, except per share data):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Numerator:
 

 
 

Net income attributable to COPT
$
24,054

 
$
20,859

Income attributable to share-based compensation awards
(105
)
 
(86
)
Numerator for basic EPS on net income attributable to COPT common shareholders
23,949

 
20,773

Income attributable to share-based compensation awards
8

 

Numerator for diluted EPS on net income attributable to COPT common shareholders
$
23,957

 
$
20,773

Denominator (all weighted averages):
 

 
 

Denominator for basic EPS (common shares)
111,724

 
109,951

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards
239

 
267

Denominator for diluted EPS (common shares)
111,963

 
110,218

Basic EPS
$
0.21

 
$
0.19

Diluted EPS
$
0.21

 
$
0.19


 
Our diluted EPS computations do not include the effects of the following securities since the conversions of such securities would increase diluted EPS for the respective periods (in thousands):
 
Weighted Average Shares Excluded from Denominator
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Conversion of common units
1,226

 
1,331

Conversion of redeemable noncontrolling interests
1,011

 
1,013

Conversion of Series I preferred units
176

 
176


 
The following securities were also excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because their effect was antidilutive:

weighted average shares related to COPT’s forward equity sale agreements for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of 1.5 million;
weighted average restricted shares and deferred share awards for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 of 440,000 and 463,000, respectively;
weighted average options for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of 30,000; and
weighted average unvested TB-PIUs for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 of 75,000 and 19,000, respectively.

COPLP and Subsidiaries EPU

We present both basic and diluted EPU.  We compute basic EPU by dividing net income available to common unitholders allocable to unrestricted common units under the two-class method by the weighted average number of unrestricted common units outstanding during the period.  Our computation of diluted EPU is similar except that:
 
the denominator is increased to include: (1) the weighted average number of potential additional common units that would have been outstanding if securities that are convertible into our common units were converted; and (2) the effect of dilutive potential common units outstanding during the period attributable to COPT’s forward equity sale agreements, redeemable noncontrolling interests and our share-based compensation using the treasury stock or if-converted methods; and
the numerator is adjusted to add back any changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion into common units that we add to the denominator.

Summaries of the numerator and denominator for purposes of basic and diluted EPU calculations are set forth below (in thousands, except per unit data):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Numerator:
 

 
 

Net income attributable to COPLP
$
24,418

 
$
21,281

Preferred unit distributions
(77
)
 
(165
)
Income attributable to share-based compensation awards
(121
)
 
(93
)
Numerator for basic and diluted EPU on net income attributable to COPLP common unitholders
$
24,220

 
$
21,023

Denominator (all weighted averages):
 

 
 

Denominator for basic EPU (common units)
112,950

 
111,282

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards
239

 
267

Denominator for diluted EPU (common units)
113,189

 
111,549

Basic EPU
$
0.21

 
$
0.19

Diluted EPU
$
0.21

 
$
0.19


 
Our diluted EPU computations do not include the effects of the following securities since the conversions of such securities would increase diluted EPU for the respective periods (in thousands):
 
Weighted Average Shares Excluded from Denominator
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Conversion of redeemable noncontrolling interests
1,011

 
1,013

Conversion of Series I preferred units
176

 
176



The following securities were also excluded from the computation of diluted EPU because their effect was antidilutive:

weighted average shares related to COPT’s forward equity sale agreements for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of 1.5 million;
weighted average restricted units and deferred share awards for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 of 440,000 and 463,000, respectively;
weighted average options for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of 30,000; and
weighted average unvested TB-PIUs for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 of 75,000 and 19,000, respectively.